The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
ANARCHISTS PETITIONS.
THE MOVEMENT FOR a COMPUTATION
GATHERING STRENGTH.

The Petitions ssid to be Receivins Th"u-
sands Of nienaturo.-The Condemned Men
Again Hopeful and Cherriu,.
CHICAGO, Sept. T.-In spite Of the deter
minstion Of the condemned Anarchists not to
petition Gov. Ogleeby for Executive clemency
In the form OF Communication for the men under
sentence OF death. the petition to the Governor
for amnesty is being spread over the city In
the care Of trusty men. and is said by the pro-
moters to be signed by nearly every one to
whom It Is shown.
I'VE cannot distribute them fast enough"
said one Of the Amnesty Committee. Since
last night over 5000 signatures have been OBJ
tanned. some Of them the names Of prominent
men. Twenty-three names we're taken In the
City Hail. No. won't give you the names OF
any officials who have signed the petition. We
are not ready to tell everything yet. think all
the prominent business men will sign It. 1t Is
true that three Of the condemned men re-
fuse to AJAX for pardon because they have
the courage OF their convictions. but such
conduct Is foolish. and we will pay no atten-
ton to them. Talk Of not accepting clemcncy
is nonsense. Life Is not worth much anyhow
under certain circumstances. and If the hang
ing OF those men ended the matter 1t
families and children would suffer from the
disgrace, and possibly some Of those men are
dsy S% / - hrsM
the bomb NIB, may entirely change the present
Oglesby appealing for Communication OF sem
tence Tor the Condemned Anarchists have been
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has whitfield out OF pine. Parsons expressed
himself as feeling very we'll and hopefully
Let me see. It. IL a year and a half since
they locked me up; The sun shines so brightly
The ordinary groups Of the friends and rela-
allotted them Tor exercise The mereiini tenn
are being put forth for the pardon, and the
natural reaction OF the feelings from despair
the last two months Their hopes are begin
ming to swell again. though they have given
The ins,iaet for f too strong III. move:
ments Of the death. sentenced men were
actually blithe and gay this morn.
delishted their friends: and even the Volcanic
and severe Mrs; Parsons permitted herself to
laugh little. Miss Van Zandt was quite cheer
fnl In appearance. She and August have made
up. The cause OF her agitation was that Spies
had informed her that she could not monopolize
AL his time: Friends intimatsd to him that.
way. other people would like to get peen Mt
him once in a while. 1t IL ell fxed up now. and
Nina will give way when some one else wishes
to talk 70 the proxy husband; Spies's brother
called this morning, and had long consulta;,
much encouraged, Schwab's little child was
let inside the ratings and spent the hour play
ing with him and prattlinR to him.
The Times to-day says:
The decision of tho Illinois Supreme Court In the An
w a ..
viii meet Minneapolis Oct ard thereby indirectly
he labor movement aud perhaps the very existence Of
the order Of Knights OF Labor is intended 70 bring the
matter before the assembly at the outset and pass
resonl den0uncing the decision and demanding tho
Interference q the supreme Court q the rned states
man powdely. The radicals had some difficulty pass
hands have been very materially strengthened during
the year and they now claim that they will have
majority In the coming convention. Reports that have
Knights In this city then: that the radicals have
elected their delegated nearly all the big cities and in
r bones na sny carrrna ths rrsouoo m
the Anarchists but also ousting the
conservative admnisr alton The Anarchist resolution
factions more definitely than been possible
tho General Assembly 10 not disposed TO allow tho
and attempt to break It up.